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Anna Domino has shared “Happy To Go,” a previously unreleased demo from the expanded reissue of her 1984 mini-album East And West. The 16-track release, due Dec. 4 on Domino, pairs the original five tracks and period singles with seven demos digitized from Domino’s original four-track tapes.
Anna Domino has released “Happy To Go,” a previously unreleased demo from an expanded reissue of her 1984 mini-album East And West. The 16-track edition is scheduled for Dec. 4 on Domino, the label sharing the artist’s name, and adds period singles and seven demos digitized from her original four-track tapes.
The newly released track is identified as “Happy To Go (Demo)” on the reissue’s tracklist. It is accompanied by a video featuring archival photographs of New York City in the late 1970s and early 1980s, taken by Domino, according to the report from Stereogum.
The expanded edition includes the five tracks from the original mini-album, key singles from the same period and seven previously unreleased demos. The listed demos are “Dreamback,” “With The Day Comes The Dawn,” “Land Of My Dreams,” “Review,” “Trust, In Love,” “Happy To Go,” “Repeating” and “Caught.” The source says they were newly digitized from Domino’s original four-track tapes.
The release is set for Dec. 4, with pre-orders announced alongside the track. The supplied report does not specify the year for that date, physical formats, or whether the expanded reissue will be available on streaming services. Those details should not be inferred from the announcement.
A Deeper Look at Domino’s 1984 Record
The reissue presents listeners with more than a restoration of East And West: it adds recordings that were not previously released, offering a wider view of the material surrounding the original mini-album. The demos’ source on Domino’s own four-track tapes also gives the release a direct link to the recordings’ original format, although the announcement does not describe how the demos sound or how they differ from finished tracks.
The original record has continued to draw attention beyond its 1984 release. Stereogum reports that artists including Clairo, James K, HTRK, Carla Del Forno, Astrid Sonne, Horsegirl and Smerz have cited Domino as an influence. That reported reach helps explain the interest in making this period of her work available in an expanded form, while the newly shared demo gives listeners an immediate preview rather than requiring them to wait for the full reissue.
The accompanying video also connects the music release to Domino’s photography. Its use of images she took in New York during the late 1970s and early 1980s provides an artist-made visual record from the period, rather than a contemporary promotional setting, according to the source report.
Anna Domino East And West reissue vinyl
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From the 1984 Mini-Album to Reissue
Domino released East And West in 1984 as a five-track mini-album on Les Disques du Crépuscule, a Belgian independent label that often collaborated with Factory Records, the label associated with Tony Wilson. At the time, Domino, who was born in Tokyo, was living in downtown New York. The source report characterizes the record’s sound as avant-pop, but the article’s confirmed release details are the original five-track format, label and year.
The reissue expands that original tracklist with singles and demos from the same period. Its sequence runs to 16 tracks, including the original songs “With The Day Comes The Dawn,” “Land Of My Dreams,” “Review,” “Everyday, I Don’t” and “Trust, In Love,” followed by additional period material and demos. The new release is being issued by Domino, which shares its name with the artist.
““newly digitized from Anna’s original four-track tapes””
— Stereogum
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Release Details Still Unspecified
The announcement gives a Dec. 4 release date but does not state the year in the supplied material. It also does not identify the reissue’s formats, distribution availability or whether all seven demos will be released separately before the album arrives. The precise recording dates for the demos and the reason they remained unreleased are not provided.
The source calls the added material “key singles from the period” but does not itemize which tracks qualify as singles apart from the tracklist itself. It also does not give production notes, the names of other contributors, or details about whether the recordings have been edited beyond digitization. Those points remain unconfirmed in the announcement.
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The Full Reissue Is Due Dec. 4
The next confirmed milestone is the release of the 16-track East And West edition, scheduled for Dec. 4 on Domino. The pre-order is available according to the source report. No additional single-release schedule, listening platform information or event plans are included in the supplied announcement, so further release details may follow but have not been confirmed here.
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Key Questions
What is “Happy To Go”?
It is a previously unreleased Anna Domino demo included on the expanded East And West reissue.
When does the East And West reissue come out?
The source lists the release date as Dec. 4, but the supplied material does not specify the year.
How many tracks are on the reissue?
The listed edition has 16 tracks, combining the original mini-album, period material and seven demos.
Where did the demos come from?
The report says the seven previously unreleased demos were digitized from Domino’s original four-track tapes.
What appears in the “Happy To Go” video?
The video features archival photographs of New York City from the late 1970s and early 1980s, taken by Domino, according to Stereogum.
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